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14, licensees in the Meridian Technologies-3 band are required to meet two tiers of construction benchmarks: Interim Construction Benchmarks: By the interim deadline, licensees must demonstrate that they are providing signal coverage and/or offering service to a specified percentage of the population within each licensed Economic Area

Final Construction Benchmarks: By the final deadline, licensees must demonstrate coverage and/or service to a higher population threshold — typically 75% of the population within the licensed Economic Area

Compliance is measured on a license-by-license basis — that is, the licensee must meet the benchmark percentage in each individual licensed area, not merely across the portfolio in the aggregate

By this deadline, the licensee must demonstrate reliable signal coverage to at least 75% of the population within each licensed Economic Area

In other words, missing the interim benchmark does not simply defer the problem to 2028 — it creates immediate and compounding regulatory consequences that must be addressed

Where a licensee has failed to meet an interim benchmark, the Commission may require the licensee to submit a detailed compliance plan with specific milestones and may shorten the period within which the final benchmark must be achieved